Can Swearing Be Professional and Patient-Centered?

[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Can Swearing Be Professional and Patient-Centered?” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”By Nicholas B. Washmuth, DPT, Adam Meakins, PT, Garrett Trummer, DPT, and Richard Stephens, PhD” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1714497772384{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Download the article (pdf)[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Strategic Swearing” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”Introduction by Nicholas B. Washmuth” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left”][vc_column_text]As a faculty member in a physical therapist education program, I was introduced […]
Eye Spy 2022: Improving Nonverbal Communication and Interprofessional Perceptions in Health Science Students

[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”By Cynthia Dodds, PT, PhD; Brooke Mulrenin, OTR/L, MS; Lisa Kerr, PhD; Carrie Cormack, DNP, APRN; Kimberly Kascak, MS; and Rebecca Hiester, Director of Education and Programs, Gibbes Museum of Art” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1648828322534{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Download the article (pdf)[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Abstract” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Purpose: With the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of Bloom’s […]
Community Mobility Method Selection in Individuals With iSCI: A Qualitative Analysis

[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”By Carey L. Holleran, MPT, DHS, NCS; Jennifer Fogo, PhD, OTR; Stephanie A. Miller, PT, PhD, NCS; and T. George Hornby, PT, PhD” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1634054262669{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Download the article (pdf)[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Abstract” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Background: A primary rehabilitation goal for individuals with motor incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) is to regain […]
Alzheimer’s Disease and Emotions: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of the Film “Still Alice”

[vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1567120015342{background-color: #fafafa !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Alzheimer’s Disease and Emotions: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of the Film “Still Alice“” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”By Sean N. Halpin, MA and Sarah Caston, PT, DPT, NCS” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1550670739435{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_tweetmeme][vc_column_text]Download the article (pdf)[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Abstract” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Background: Despite the fact that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) afflicts millions of people in the […]
Eye Spy for Physical Therapy Graduate Education

Cindy B. Dodds, PT, PhD, PCS and colleagues describe how their successful pilot program took physical therapy students out of the university setting and into a local art museum for a unique experience of observation using visual thinking strategies.
Neuromuscular Scoliosis (and Resolution) as a Lived Experience for an Adult With Tetraplegia

Jennifer Hastings, PT, PhD, NCS, and colleagues present a phenomenological study of the lived experience of an individual with tetraplegia who developed new-onset neuromuscular scoliosis, refused to accept the condition as inevitable, and worked with a seating specialist to regain control of his life.
The Rollercoaster Ride: The Lived Experience of People Acquiring a Physical Impairment in Youth

Maltese physiotherapist Maria Cynthia deBono explores the journey that young people take after acquiring a physical impairment. Her research reveals how the actual lived experiences portray this journey as a rollercoaster ride, stabilised by a sense of continuity.
DPT Program Stages an Art Show: Using Art to Develop a Heart for the Profession of Physical Therapy

Sue Klappa, PT, PhD, and colleagues discuss how Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students created visual art projects to gain a deeper understanding of how physical therapy transforms society and improves quality of life for patients.
Art as a Tool for Disseminating Research Outcomes: The Hauā Mana Māori Project and Participatory Action Research in New Zealand

New Zealand professor Katrina Bryant and colleagues describe their work with patient-centered research resulting in an art exhibit that conveys a cultural experience of disability.
About Research Reports

Original Research submissions should follow a traditional approach with a hypothesis and statistical analysis to support conclusions. Manuscripts should be limited to 4000 words of text (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusions) and include an abstract of no more than 250 words (Background, Objective, Method, Results and Conclusion). Submissions should include a separate title page […]